1. Senior Portrait Information- PLEASE READ THOROUGHLY

1. -Each student must turn in a senior portrait. Note: If you do not submit a photo, your school photo will be used. If you are okay with that, just let us know.   

-  The senior portrait that you submit will be used for the following purposes: 

1- the yearbook portrait class section (No Charge) 

2- The Capital Journal Senior Spotlight Edition (No Charge)

3- The graduation Ceremony slideshow (No Charge)

-  Layout Requirements: Photos may be landscape (horizontal) OR portrait (vertical); student’s face must be seen (no helmets or masks); student can be standing, sitting, or lying down (doesn’t really matter); can be a head shot or a full-body shot; no weapons visible in pictures- bow and arrow, knives, swords, guns etc.; no beverages or other items; pets are acceptable; student must be the only figure in portrait- no partner or group photos. Just choose your favorite photo, and we can make it work! Thanks! Note: We gladly accept photos with weapons in the salutation section!

B - Portraits DO NOT need to be professionally taken. In fact, many seniors turn in portraits that are not professionally taken. See below for cost-effective alternatives.

1- We have many student photographers who would love to take your photo.  

2- Have a photo session with a friend or relative. Experiment with photography. You may check out a yearbook camera. Note: must pay for any damages to equipment.

3- Contact Mrs. Kokesh, and she will set up a photo session with you.

4- Wear a nice shirt/outfit to school, and a yearbook student will snap a few shots!

5- Contact ANY school employee and request your photo be taken. We will MAKE IT WORK!

*With any of the above options, the photos will be yours for FREE! No charge.

SENIOR PHOTO- Deadline: Thursday, April 30, 2026. The sooner the better! 7 seniors have already submitted photos, and the yearbook staff members are already creating the senior pages. 

How can senior portraits be submitted?

A. Portrait may be turned in to Mrs. Blanchette- hard copy to be scanned- labeled first and last name- in mailbox OR room #223

B. Portrait may be emailed (jpeg or png format NO PDF files) charis.blanchette@k12.sd.us      C. Your photographer may email the photo directly

D. Your photographer may share a folder with me

2- Salutations- Seniors & Parents: Would you like to submit a farewell message to your senior? They are printed the back of the yearbook. Salutations are $50.

• These messages can be submitted by parents, grandparents, or other family members. This message must be typed & 100 words or fewer. Some grammatical changes will be made, but please proofread this message. It will be printed as you have written it.

• Each $50 salutation is the size of ¼ yearbook page. There are 4 options: 1, 2, 3 or 4 pictures total. Most people submit 1-2 senior pictures & 1-2 childhood pictures. You may purchase a 1/2 page for $100. (Example: sometimes twins use this option)

How can I submit materials for a salutation?

• Hard copy materials need to be in an envelope & turned in to Mrs. Blanchette (rm #223) OR my mailbox in the front office. If you want pictures returned to you- please include a self- addressed, stamped envelope or you may pick up when we are finished with them.

• You may also email everything to charis.blanchette@k12.sd.us

All emailed pictures need to be in a jpeg or png format. If you need us to scan pictures, we can do that. I’d rather have several emails with attachments, rather than putting them on a PDF.

- Deadline is Tuesday, March 31, 2026. Yearbook student staff members will start working on these in December. We would like to get these taken care of as soon as possible!!!!

-Contact me ASAP to reserve a spot. If you’d like to pay the $50 and submit materials later, that is perfectly fine; it is what most parents do! -Please pay cash or check made out to “PSD- Gumbo.” You may write one check for the salutation and the yearbook. -EXAMPLES BELOW